Swansea University - MA Child Welfare & Applied Childhood Studies

MA Child Welfare & Applied Childhood Studies

School of Human Sciences

The Applied Social Sciences subject group was awarded a grade of 5A in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, indicating that all staff members are active in research of national or international standing.

The UCAS code for this course is: n/a
Full time study: Postgraduate degree durations vary

Part-time study:

Staff in the Applied Social Sciences subject group are active in research across a broad range of interests. Two specialist centres of excellence have been established within the Department – the International Centre for Childhood Studies and the Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology – to promote research activities in these areas. Two further centres, a social carework research centre and an interdisciplinary research centre on ageing, are being developed. Much of our research is interdisciplinary, and encompasses a wide range of research clusters. These include:

  • Applied criminal justice and criminology
  • Youth justice
  • Young people and social inclusion
  • Child welfare and childhood studies
  • Gerontology
  • Community care and welfare policy
  • Health, health needs and health policy
  • Policy-making and policy processes
  • Politics, citizenship and social rights
  • Social policy, service provision and service users

We encourage all our students to take advantage of this active research involvement to enhance their own scholarship and learning.

Standard Entry requirements

Taught MA degrees: normally require a good first degree. Candidates without a degree may be admitted on the basis of age and experience, and may be required to attend an interview with the Admissions Tutor.

Scholarships and Bursaries

Home students are eligible to apply for Swansea University and ESRC funding.

Research projects may also provide opportunities for research students.

Overseas students may apply for Overseas Research Studentships: the competition runs from January to April each year.

In addition, a limited number of international studentships are available from the University.

Mature Commonwealth students can apply for a Callaghan studentship.

Research
MA in Child Welfare and Applied Childhood Studies

This course is taught one year full-time or two years part-time and consists of six taught modules and a final dissertation.

The programme offers compulsory modules in ecological understanding of childhood; different childhoods and research methods, plus optional modules: child development and child study; service development and social change; advanced practice with children; therapy for children; new developments in the psychology of childhood; perspectives on child abuse and child protection; children and the law/looked after children; children’s rights.

The final dissertation is an extended piece of work on a relevant, agreed topic, exploring an aspect of childhood or child welfare in some depth.

Accreditation
N/A
Assessment

Assessment is normally through a combination of examination and course work, however, you should contact the admissions tutor of your course for detailed information on assessment.

Important Dates

Information regarding dates and times for Enrolment can be found on the Student Records webpages.

UK/EU Undergraduates

Applications should be made through UCAS.

International Students

You can use our OnTrack application service to apply.

Postgraduate Students

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Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
This course is:
Not Accepting Further Applications